After years of recurring flooding to their homes, residents in the Shiloh neighborhood are fighting what they believe is an apparent act of environmental racism.
Black residents in Alabama’s Coffee County have accused state officials of misleading them to complete a highway project, claiming they’re allegedly not taking accountability for the issues they caused in the process.
Residents in the Shiloh community expressed concerns that the expansion of U.S. Highway 84 caused extensive, recurring flooding on their properties. In response, an today!
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